So, it's bad enough when people make obvious grammar/usage flaws in places like allnurses, blogs, etc. What I find both more entertaining and somewhat depressing is when I come across it at work. Our unit director is awful about homonyms, and it get embarrassing sometimes, when I wonder who else might notice her slip ups (i.e., someone who is not a lowly floor nurse).
My favorites that I've come across recently:
"Check at nurse's station before entering room"
"Unit Counsel"
And the one that I could barely restrain myself from asking her if it was a purposeful pun:
A binder with the label "Opportunity's for Learning"
So, anyone have any others that they have come across specifically in the workplace, for all the world to see?
read a note the other day where the pt's step daughter-in-law was referred to as STD as in"pt's STD requests...",must be a pretty tough infection if it's making requests
oh that reminds me of people who spell daughter- "dauhter" - another one is "nasel" instead of nasal.....
I admit it took me a minute to get the first one. I think it's supposed to be "nurses' station" since it's the station of more than one nurse.
And I had the same thought process on #2... council.
I have been on a rampage this semester to get my peers to stop saying nursing diagnosises. It drives me INSANE... it's diagnosES! It just sounds weird and honestly, somewhat uneducated, IMHO.
I stand by the fact that some medical words are hard to say. But simple words being misused (o2 stats) and mispronounced just make you wonder sometimes about one's education/experience. It's sad, but true...
2. To stir up; excite: The odd sight aroused our curiosity. See Synonyms at provoke.
3. To stimulate sexual desire in.
v.intr.
To be or become aroused.
rouse1 /raʊz/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [rouz] Show IPA ,verb, roused, rous⋅ing, noun
-verb (used with object) 1. to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.: He was roused to action by courageous words.
2. to stir or incite to strong indignation or anger.
3. to cause (game) to start from a covert or lair.
4. Nautical. to pull by main strength; haul.
-verb (used without object) 5. to come out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, apathy, depression, etc.
6. to start up from a covert or lair, as game.
-noun 7. a rousing.
8. a signal for rousing; reveille.
I have a dictionary, too
I'm sorry, but "aroused" has a sexual connotation and it just makes me giggle to see it charted. Makes the day go by faster
Specializes in Emergency Dept. Trauma. Pediatrics.
NOT my shining moment, but I got the giggles at work the other day when a co-worker charted "Pt easily aroused. Husband at bedside."
Come on, people....it's "Pt easily roused." as in easily awakened from sleep.
Well the first one could also be correct. :chuckle:chuckle
I am sure I will be made fun of a lot, I make spelling and grammar errors, I do try, but I have always struggled in this department. Some things I just can't get to click in my head no matter how many times it's been explained or I try.
Sometimes on here it's a matter of not proofreading, like if I were to use the wrong word (peace, piece, one,won) I know the correct words on a lot of those and I am not sure why I mess them up sometimes, maybe I type faster than my brain can comprehend. I know I have re-read posts and wondered why I put something when I know it's incorrect. I struggle with Than/then I don't know why, someone suggested saying it out loud but they sound the same to me. I have tried really hard with their/there and I think I have got better with them but I still find myself struggling at times.
My husband is a pro at butchering common sayings, like he will say "that's just the pudding on the cake" or " you might find yourself stuck between a rock and a bigger rock"
My son called his intestines his intesticles, that one still cracks me up.
Anyway, I know their?? is the other thread going on today about the your/you're and how annoying it is. I just want to say, I am guilty as charged and it's not done because I am stupid/lazy or don't care, it's just something I truly struggle with.
Anyway, I know their?? is the other thread going on today about the your/you're and how annoying it is. I just want to say, I am guilty as charged and it's not done because I am stupid/lazy or don't care, it's just something I truly struggle with.
your - a possessive pronoun.
your brains. your shirt. your idea.
you're - contraction for 'you are'.
you're so intelligent. you're pulling my leg. you're not understanding me.
their- another possessive pronoun of they.
i appreciate their input. i want to hear their ideas. their shoes are too small.
they're - contraction for 'they are'.
they're driving me nuts. they're going to be late. they're wrong and we're (we are) right.
there - adverb meaning at that place.
do you really want to go there? i will be right there. i will be there soon.
rouse1 /raʊz/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [rouz] Show IPA ,verb, roused, rous⋅ing, noun
-verb (used with object) 1. to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.: He was roused to action by courageous words.
2. to stir or incite to strong indignation or anger.
3. to cause (game) to start from a covert or lair.
4. Nautical. to pull by main strength; haul.
-verb (used without object) 5. to come out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, apathy, depression, etc.
6. to start up from a covert or lair, as game.
-noun 7. a rousing.
8. a signal for rousing; reveille.
I have a dictionary, too
I'm sorry, but "aroused" has a sexual connotation and it just makes me giggle to see it charted. Makes the day go by faster
LOL, I guess a patient could be easily aroused- especially if they've received Propofol.......
My husband is a pro at butchering common sayings, like he will say "that's just the pudding on the cake" or " you might find yourself stuck between a rock and a bigger rock"
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nickola
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When I hear a coworker giving instructions to a patient say: "it's all wrote down" it makes my skin crawl!!